Unit – I:
SELF-AWARENESS(WHO) & POSITIVE THINKING(UNICEF)
Unit – II:
EMPATHY
Unit – III:
CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING
Unit – IV:
Part of Speech
4.1 Articles
4.2 Noun
4.3 Pronoun
4.4 Verb
4.5 Adverb
4.6 Adjective
4.7 Preposition
Unit – V:
Paragraph and Essay Writing
5.1 Descriptive
5.2 Expository
5.3 Persuasive
5.4 Narrative
Reading Comprehension
Unit I
Introduction to the Study of Literature
What is Literature?
Why Study Literature?
Ways of Studying Literature.
Literary Forms.
Unit II
Poetry: Forms of Poetry: Ballad, Sonnet, Ode, Elegy
Representative texts:
“Robinhood & The Monk” Robert Jamieson
“The Parting” Michael Drayton
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? William Shakespeare (Sonnet 18)
“When I Consider How My Light is Spent” John Milton
“Ode to a Nightingale” John Keats
“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” Thomas Gray
Unit III
Prose: Aphoristic Essay, Personal Essay
Representative text:
“Dream-Children: A Reverie” Charles Lamb
Unit IV
Drama: Comedy, Tragedy, Tragi-Comedy
Representative text:
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare
Unit V
Short Stories: Definition, features & types
Representative texts:
“How Much Land Does a Man Need? ” Leo Tolstoy
“The Diamond Necklace” Guy de Maupassant
“Garden Party” Katherine Mansfield
Unit I
Introduction
Beginnings of Indian Writing in English, Macaulay’s Minutes, The Renaissance in Modern India, Pre and Post-Independence Indian Writing in English,
Indian English Fiction – 1980-2000.
Unit II
Poetry
“Our Casuarina Tree” Toru Dutt
“Coromandel Fishers” Sarojini Naidu
“Night of the Scorpion” Nissim Ezekiel
“The Bus” Arun Kolatkar
“Indian Women” Shiv K Kumar
“Narcissus” Easterine Kire
Unit III
Prose
“Religion in a Changing World” Dr.Radhakrishnan
(Religion, Science and Culture)
“Freedom From the Known”- Chapter 6 J. Krishnamurti
Unit IV
Drama
Dance like a Man Mahesh Dattani
Unit V
Short Story
“Handful of Nuts” Ruskin Bond
“Laburnum for my Head” Temsula Ao
Fiction
Kanthapura Raja Rao
Unit I
The Renaissance and its Impact on England, The Reformation and Counter Reformation, Puritanism, Colonialism
Unit II
The Restoration England, The Origin and Growth of Political Parties in England, Hanoverian England
Unit III
Impact of the Industrial, Agrarian and the French Revolutions on the English Society, Humanitarian Movements in England
Unit IV
The Reform Bills and the Spread of Education- Social impact of the two World Wars, the Welfare State, the Labour Movement
Unit V
The Cold War (1985-1991)- The Falkland War (1981)-The Gulf War (1991). Twenty first Century England – Brexit
English for Communication
Unit I
Communication: Basic Communication Styles- Passive, Aggressive, AssertivePersuasive, Significance of communication.
Unit II
Types of communication-Verbal-Non-Verbal.
Unit III
Effective communication skills
Unit IV
Skills to be acquired in communication – Speaking/reading/writing/listening
Unit V
Application of different types / styles of communication skills (LSRW) in different situations / contexts
Unit I
Literature and Humanities – Understanding Literature and its relevance to life,
Intersections with other disciplines
Unit II
Empathy and Ethics, Diversity, and Inclusivity – Writings across genres,
gender, culture, community, boundaries and binaries.
Unit III
The Way with Words – Mastering Literary vocabulary – choosing the right
words to convey ideas effectively, What to Read and How to Write
Unit IV
Basic Structure of a Genre – Reading and appreciation of a poem, a play, a
short story, an essay
Unit V
The Notables – Nobel Laureates, Award winning Writers – An overview from
classical to contemporary literary icons.
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Unit I
RESILIENCE
Unit II
DECISION MAKING
Unit III
PROBLEM SOLVING
Unit IV
Tenses
4.1 Present
4.2 Past
4.3 Future
4.4 Concord
Unit V
English in the Workplace
5.1 E-mail – Invitation, Enquiry, Seeking
Clarification
5.2 Circular
5.3 Memo
5.4 Minutes of the Meeting
Unit I
1. Thomas Gray – Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
2. Alexander Pope – On Solitude
3. Robert Burns – A Red, Red Rose
4. George Herbert – The Pulley
Unit II
1. Charles Lamb – Dissertation upon a Roast Pig
2. Oliver Goldsmith – A City Night- Piece
3. Sir Richard Steele – The Spectator Club
4. Joseph Addison –Household Superstitions
Unit III
John Webster – The Duchess of Malfi
Unit IV
Christopher Marlowe – Dr. Faustus
Unit V
Jonathan Swift –Gulliver’s Travels
Unit I
Background: The First Frontier (Settlement of America) –The Puritans and the spread of Puritanism in America – Romanticism: Optimist and Pessimist – The Flowering of New England – The Transcendentalists – Writers of the South – Indian thought in Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman – Sacred Writings of the East.
Unit II
1. Walt Whitman – O Captain, My Captain!
2. Robert Frost – Birches
3. Edgar Allan Poe – The Raven
4. Emily Dickinson – Because I Could not stop for Death
5. For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet Joy
Harjo
Unit III
1. Alice Walker – “The Black Writer and the Southern Experience” from In
Search of our Mother’s Gardens
2. I have a Dream – Martin Luther King
3. Ralph Waldo Emerson – Self Reliance
Unit IV
Tennessee Williams – The Glass Menagerie
Unit V
Ernest Hemingway – The Old Man and the Sea
Unit I
1. Tudor England
2. The Stuart Age
3. Age of Queen Anne
Unit II
1. The American War of Independence
2. Impact of the war on England
3. Rise of colonies in America
Unit III
1. Development of Transport and Communication in 19th century
2. Development of science and scientific discoveries in England and Europe in the 19th
century
Unit IV
1. Life in the 60s
2. Life in the 70s
3. Life in the 80s
4. Life in the 90s
Unit V
1. Contemporary England
2. Relationship with Scotland and Northern Ireland
3. The evolution of monarchy through the 20th and 21st century
4. Post Imperial and
5. multi-cultural Britain
6. English National Identity.
Public Speaking Skills
Unit I
Definition, Need and Significance of Public Speaking
Unit II
Elements of Public Speaking
Types of Public Speaking (Ceremonial, Demonstrative, Informative and
Persuasive)
Unit III
Techniques for Effective Public Speaking
Unit IV
Methods of Public Speaking
Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Speaking
Unit V
Students Activity- Choose a topic and speak in front of the Class.
Unit I
1. Introduction to Digital Literacy and its types.
2. Digitizing Information.
Unit II
1. Values and Ethics of Digital Literacy
2. Significance of Digital Literacy
3. Characteristics of Digital Literacy
4. The role of Language in Digital Literacy
Unit III
1. Digital Media and its Types
2. Email, vlog, blog, twitter, Facebook, E-book.
Unit IV
Digital Literacy in Education
Unit V
Challenges in Digital Literacy
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Unit I
ACTIVE LISTENING
Unit II
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Unit III
COPING WITH STRESS
Unit IV
Grammar
4.1 Phrasal Verbs & Idioms
4.2 Modals and Auxiliaries
4.3 Verb Phrases – Gerund, Participle, Infinitive
Unit V
Composition/ Writing Skills
5.1 Official Correspondence – Leave Letter , Letter of Application, Permission Letter
5.2 Drafting Invitations
5.3 Brochures for Programmes and Events
Unit I
1. Alfred Lord Tennyson – Ulysses
2. Robert Browning – My Last Duchess
3. T.S.Eliot – The Waste Land – The Burial of the Dead
4. W.H.Auden – The Unknown Citizen
5. Mathew Arnold – Dover Beach
Unit II
1. G.K. Chesterton – Piece of Chalk
2. William Hazlitt – Indian Jugglers
Unit III
R.B. Sheridan – The School for Scandal
Unit IV
Thomas Hardy – The Return of the Native
Unit V
1. James Joyce – The Dead
2. Somerset Maugham – The Verger
Unit I
Background Study:
1. Introduction: The World of Children’s Literature Studies by Peter Hunt.
2. Essentials: What is Children’s Literature? What is Childhood? By Karin LesnikOberatein (From Understanding Children’s Literature Eidted by Peter Hunt)
Unit II
Poetry
1. Edward Lear – The Owl and the Pussy Cat
2. Shel Silverstein – Invitation
3. Robert Louis Stevenson – My Shadow
4. Naomi Shihab Nye – Mystery
Unit III
Fantasy Fiction
J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Unit IV
Realistic Fiction
R.K.Narayan – Swami and Friends
Unit V
Short Story
1. Mark Twain – The celebrated jumping Frog of Calaveras County
2. Oscar Wilde – The Remarkable Rocket
3. Rumpelstiltskin – Brothers Grimm
Unit I
PROSE
Early Prose- Sidney, Bacon, The Authorized Version of the Bible
Beginning of Modern English Prose- Addison, Steele, Johnson
Unit II
POETRY
14thCentury -Chaucer
Elizabethan & Jacobean Poetry- Characteristics with reference to Spenser, Donne Age of Milton – Milton
Neo-classical – Characteristics with reference to Dryden, Pope
Unit III
EARLYDRAMA
Early Drama -Mystery, Miracle, Morality, Interludes
Elizabethan &Jacobean Drama – Characteristics with reference to the University Wits
Unit IV
LATERDRAMA
Restoration Drama – Characteristics with reference to Congreve, Wycherley
Anti-sentimental comedy – Characteristics with reference to Goldsmith,
Sheridan
Unit V
NOVEL
18thCenturyNovel – Defoe, Fielding
Unit I
Introduction to entrepreneurship, Role of Entrepreneurship, The Entrepreneurial Mindset, Characteristics of Entrepreneurship, Traits of Entrepreneurship
Unit II
Types of Entrepreneurship Skills: Business management skills, Teamwork and leadership skills, Communication and listening, Customer service skills, financial skills, Analytical and problem-solving skills, Critical thinking skills
Unit III
Introduction to various types of entrepreneurships, Strategic thinking and planning, Technical skills, Time management and organizational behavior, Branding
Unit IV
Marketing and networking skills, how to improve entrepreneurial skills, Entrepreneurial skills in the workplace, Introduction to import-export
Unit V
Entrepreneurial Imagination and Creativity, Environmental Protection and social responsibility of entrepreneur, discuss on source of entrepreneurship, Meeting with entrepreneurs
Unit I
Definition of Interview- Essentials of Interview Skill
Unit II
Needs and Requirements of Interview skills
Unit III
Resume Preparation- Do’s and Don’ts of an interview
Unit IV
Body language-gesture-attitude-facial expression-sound knowledge
Unit V
Mock Interview- Conducting a role play for students to understand the skills learnt as an interviewee
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Unit I
GOAL SETTING (UNICEF)
Unit II
INTEGRITY
Unit III
COPING WITH EMOTIONS
Unit IV
Language Competency Sentences
4.1 Simple Sentences
4.2 Compound Sentences
4.3 Complex Sentences
Direct and Indirect Speech
Unit V
Unit I
1. Thiruvalluvar – Thirukkural – IniavaiKooral – Chapter 10
2. Dante – Paradiso , Canto XXI: The Seventh Sphere, Saturn
3. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe – The Violet
4. Victor Hugo – Tomorrow at Dawn
Unit II
1. Ovid – Pyramus & Thisbe
2. Alexander Pushkin – The Gypsies
3. Horace – Satires
4. Gabriel Okara – The Mystic Drum
Unit III
1. Walter Benjamin – Unpacking My Library
2. Montaigne – Of Friendship
Unit IV
Luigi Pirandello – Six Characters in search of an Author
Unit V
The Three Musketeers – Alexander Dumas
Unit I
Evolution of Standard English
-Descent of English Language from the Indo European family
– Old, Middle & Modern English
– Influence – Greek, Latin, Scandinavian, French, Indian
– Growth of Vocabulary and Change of Meaning
Varieties of English – regional (Dialects) and International Vvarieites – British, American, Indian
Unit II
What is Linguistics
-Linguistics as a science – Nature and scope of Linguistics – Synchronic and Diachronic approaches-m – Branches of study- – Kinds of Linguistics – Descriptive, Comparative and Historical
Unit III
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology – The unphonetic character of English
– Orthography and the need for a phonetic script – phonetics , phonemics, phonics
– Organs of Speech, Different Region, and Air Stream Mechanisms.
– Segmental Phonemes – Consonants
– Definition– Articulation of individual Consonants
– Three term Label, FIVE point Description – Minimal Pairs- Contrastive Distribution, Phonetic Environment – Allophones –Complementary distribution and Free Variation
– Vowels – Definiton, Cardinal vowels , Vowel Chart
– Description of Vowels – Three Term label, Description of individual Vowels and Diphthongs
Syllable, Syllabic division, Syllabic Structure, Consonant clusters, Arresting and Releasing
consonants
– Stress and Intonation
– Suprasegmental features – Assimilation, Elision, Linking and Intrusive ‘r’
Unit IV
Morphology , Word Formation, Word Meaning
– Morphemes – Free and bound Morphemes
Affixes – Prefix , Suffix and Infix – Allomorphs – Zero morphemes Empty Morphemes Compound Words, Back formation Portmanteau words, Clipping of Words
Morphophonemics – Phonetic Realization of Plural, Past, Third Person Singular morphemes (pronunciation of – ed, -s &-es)
Word Meaning – Semantics
Word Meaning – Associative and Denotative Meaning – Seven Types of Meaning – Lexical
Relations – Semantic Roles – Semantic Field
Unit V
Grammar and Syntax
– Traditional Grammar – Fallacies and Demerits
– Structural Grammar – IC Analysis – Phrase Structure rules
Transformative Generative Grammar – Deep and Surface Structure – Competence and Performance , Transformation rules – Kernels and Transforms
Unit I
PROSE
Romantic Age- Lamb, Hazlitt
Victorian Age- Ruskin, Arnold
The Twentieth Century – Orwell, Huxley
Unit II
POETRY
Romantic Poetry – Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley
Victorian Poetry – Tennyson ,Browning
The Twentieth Century – Hopkins, T.S. Eliot, Yeats
Unit III
DRAMA
Revival of Drama – Oscar Wilde
The Twentieth Century – Various dramatic movements with reference to Shaw, T.S.
Eliot, Beckett
Unit IV
NOVEL
Romantic Age – Jane Austen, Walter Scott,
Victorian Age – Dickens, Hardy
The Twentieth Century – H.G. Wells, Golding
Unit V
TheNovelsince2000 – Irvin Welsh, Doris Lessing
Poetrysince2000 – Seamus Heaney, Edwin Morgan
Dramasince2000 – David Hare, David Edgar
Unit I
Definition of English Language-Characteristic Features
Unit II
Purposes of English Language
Unit III
Major Roles played by English Language in Education and various career choices
Unit IV
English language as an identity to popular culture
Unit V
The major developments happening in the contemporary world by using English
language.
Unit I
Business English Definition and Difference
Unit II
Highlights/Significance/Essentials of Business English
Unit III
Needs of Business English
Unit IV
The role of Business English in English language Learning-Education as an
instrumental factor in learning Business English.
Unit V
Economic Development through Business English
Unit I
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies;
Scope and importance; concept of sustainability and sustainable development.
Unit II
Ecosystem
What is an ecosystem? Structure and function of ecosystem; Energy flow in an
ecosystem:
Food chains, food webs and ecological succession, Case studies of the following
ecosystem:
a) Forest ecosystem
b) Grassland ecosystem
c) Desert ecosystem
d) Aquatic ecosystem (ponds, stream, lakes, rivers, ocean, estuaries)
Unit III
Natural Resources : Renewable and Non – renewable Resources
Land resources and land use change: Land degradation, soil erosion and desertification.
Deforestation : Causes and impacts due to mining, dam building on environment,
forests, biodiversity and tribal populations.
Water : Use and over – exploitation of surface and ground water, floods, droughts,
conflicts over water ( international and inter-state).
Energy resources : Renewable and non renewable energy sources, use of alternate
energy sources, growing energy needs, case studies.
Unit IV
Biodiversity and Conservation
Levels of biological diversity: genetics, species and ecosystem diversity,
Biogeographic zones of India: Biodiversity patterns and global biodiversity hot spots
India as a mega- biodiversity nation, Endangered and endemic species of India.
Threats to biodiversity: Habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man- wildlife conflicts,
biological invasions; Conservations of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-situ Conservation
of biodiversity.
Ecosystem and biodiversity services: Ecological, economic, social, ethical, aesthetic
and Informational value.
Unit V
Environmental Pollution
Environmental pollution: types, causes, effects and controls: Air, Water, soil and noise
Pollution.
Nuclear hazards and human health risks
Solid waste management: Control measures of urban and industrial waste
Pollution case studies.
Unit VI
Environmental Policies & Practices
Climate change, global warming, ozone layer depletion, acid rain and impacts on
human communities and agriculture
Environment Laws: Environment Protection Act, Air (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act; Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Act; Wildlife Protection
Act; Forest Conservation Act. International agreements: Montreal and Kyoto
protocols and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Nature reserves, tribal populations and rights, and human Wildlife conflicts in Indian
context.
Unit VII
Human Communities and the Environment
Human population growth, impacts on environment, human health and welfare.
Resettlement and rehabilitation of projects affected persons; case studies.
Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides.
Environmental movements : Chipko, Silent Valley, Bishnois of Rajasthan.
Environmental ethics : Role of Indian and other religions and cultures in
environmental conservation.
Environmental communication and public awareness, case studies(e.g. CNG Vehicles
in Delhi)
Unit VIII
Field Work
Visit to an area to document environmental assets: river / forest/ flora/ fauna etc.
Visit to a local polluted site – Urban / Rural/ Industrial/ Agricultural.
Study of common plants, insects, birds and basic principles of identification.
Study of simple ecosystem- pond, river, Delhi Ridge etc.
Unit I
The four waves of women’s movement, the types of feminism, gynocriticism, Ecriture Feminine, Womanism, Feminine- Feminist-Female – phases in women’s writing
Unit II
1. Kamala Das – Introduction
2. ImtiazDharkar – Purdah
3. Maya Angelou – Still I Rise
4. Female of the Species – Gauri Deshpande
5. Anne Bradstreet – Prologue
6. Judith Wright – Eve to the Daughter
Unit III
1. Virginia Woolf – A Room of One’s Own- Chapter III Shakespeare’s Sister
2. Sexual Politics – Kate Millett – Chapter 2 – The Theory of Sexual Politics – Part VIII – Psychological
Unit IV
Mahasweta Devi – Bayen
Unit V
1. Doris Lessing – The Grass is Singing
2. Ambai – In a forest, A Deer (Short Story)
3. Boys and Girls – Alice Munro (short story)
Unit I
Definition , Origin and development : Characteristics of Folk Literature Techniques of Folk Literature Major Forms of Folk Literature Myths, Legends, Ballads, Folk Songs, Folk Drama, Folk Tales, Folk Arts, Proverbs and Riddles
Unit II
Folk scholars of the world: Grimm Brothers, William John Thoms, V.J. Propp, Stith Thompson,
Levi Strauss, Alan Dundes
Approaches to the Study of Folklore:
1. Historical 2. Anthropological 3. Psychological
Unit III
Fables of Aesop:
1. The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf
2. The Fox and the grapes
Tell Me Why -Pourquoi Tales
1. “Why the Sun and Moon live in the Sky?” by Julius Lester
2. “How Turtle flew South for Winter?” by Joseph Bruchac
Folk Tales of A.K. Ramanujam
1. “Brother’s Day” (Bhai Dooj)
2. “Bopoluchi”
Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India – “The Soothsayer’s Son”
South- African Folk Tales – “The Monkey’s Fiddle”
Legends from India by Ruskin Bond
1. -Tales from the Epics -“King Bharata”
2. -Tales from Jataka- “Who’ll buy my Mangoes”
3. -Regional Tales and Legends -“The Wicked Guru”
The Panchatantra [Translated from Sanskrit by Arthur W. Ryder]
1. “Loss of Friends” [ Book 1- Story 1]
2. “Cat’s Judgment” [Book 3]
Unit IV
Folksong:
John Keats
-”La Belle Dame Sans Merci” (With reference to Femme
Fatale: Adaptation of a folk ballad)
-”Eve of St.Agnes” (Superstition about a maiden’s dream)
Song 1 from The Djanggawul Song Cycle ( from Djanggawul by Ronald M.Berndt)
Unit V
Girish Karnad – Nagamandala
Unit I
1. What is regional literature?
2. What is the role of translation in extending its readership?
3. What defines the concept of Indian Literature?
4. What are the concepts of „Agam and Puram?
5. What is the Theory of Nine Rasas in Indian Aesthetics?
Unit II
1. Ilango Adigal – The Book of Vanci – Silappathikaram
2. IlankiranarNarrinai 3 (57)-“What He Said ”(from Love and War Poems
by A.K.Ramanujam)
3. Bharathiyar– “KaatruVeliyidai”
4. Mirza Arif- “Six Rubaiiyats”
5. Rabindranath Tagore – Gitanjali – (34,35,36)
6. Daya Pawar – “The Buddha”
Unit III
1. SharathchanraMukthibodh-“What is Dalit Literature?” (Selection from
Poisoned Bread –Arjun Dangle)
2. P.Sivakami – “ Land:Women‟s Breadth and Speech”
Unit IV
Vijay Tendulkar – Kanyadaan
Unit V
Thakazhi Siva Shankara Pillai – Chemeen
Project on English Literature or English Language or Films/TV Serials/ Web series or
Media or any other related domain.
20 pages Project report with appropriate documentation to be submitted for evaluation.
UNIT I
POETRY
1. Subjective Poetry – The Lyric, The Sonnet, The Elegy, The Ode
2. Narrative Poetry – Ballad, Epic, Satire, Dramatic Monologue
Unit II
PROSE I
1. The Essay – Definition, Characteristics, Development
2. Types – Personal and Impersonal Essay
Unit III
PROSE II
1. The Aphoristic Essay, The Periodical Essay, The Reviewers
2. The Short Story, Autobiography, Biography, Criticism.
Unit IV
DRAMA
Tragedy, Comedy – Characteristics, Development, Types,
Melodrama, Farce, Masque
Unit V
NOVEL
The Characteristics, Development
Types – The Picaresque Novel, Epistolary Novel
The Gothic Novel, The Science Fiction,
The Stream of Consciousness Novel.
Unit I
Value education-its purpose and significance in the present world – Value system – The role
of culture and civilization – Holistic living – balancing the outer and inner – Body, Mind
and Intellectual level – Duties and responsibilities.
Unit II
Salient values for life – Truth, commitment, honesty and integrity, forgiveness and love,
empathy and ability to sacrifice, care, unity, and inclusiveness, Self esteem and self
confidence, punctuality – Time, task and resource management – Problem solving and
decision making skills – Interpersonal and Intra personal relationship – Team work –
Positive and creative thinking.
Unit III
Human Rights – Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Human Rights violations –
National Integration – Peace and non-violence – Dr.A P J Kalam’s ten points for
enlightened citizenship – Social Values and Welfare of the citizen – The role of media in
value building.
Unit IV
Environment and Ecological balance – interdependence of all beings – living and non-living.
The binding of man and nature – Environment conservation and enrichment.
Unit V
Social Evils – Corruption, Cyber crime, Terrorism – Alcoholism, Drug addiction – Dowry –
Domestic violence – untouchability – female infanticide – atrocities against women – How
to tackle them.
Unit I
Schools of Literary Theory and Critical Thought
From the Greeks to 21st Century – A brief overview with timeline
Unit II
Classical Theory and Criticism – Plato, Aristotle and Sir Philip Sidney
Unit III
19th Century Theory and Criticism
Dr. Johnson, William Wordsworth, S. T. Coleridge, John Keats
Unit IV
20th Century Theory and Criticism
Formalism and New Criticism, Marxism, New Historicism, Modernism, Post
Modernism, Structuralism, Post Structuralism
Unit V
20th Century Theory and Criticism
Psychoanalytic Criticism, Feminist Theories, Post colonialism, Ecocriticism
Unit I
1. Derek Walcott (African) – A Far Cry from Africa
2. YasminGoonarantne (South Asia / Sri Lanka) – Big Match
3. Judith Wright (Australian) – The Company of Lovers
4. E.J. Pratt (Canadian) – The Dying Eagle
5. Allen Curnow (New Zealand) – House and Land
Unit II
1. NgugiwaThinong’o (African): “The Language of African Literature’.
Chapter 1 from Decolonizing the minds” The Politics of Language in
African Literature, pp 4-34
2. Aung San Suukyi (Burmese)” Freedom from Fear”
http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/assk/sakharovessay.html.
Unit III
Wole Soyinka (Africa) – The Lion and the Jewel
Unit IV
Guan Moye (Mo Yan/ Chinese) – Red Sorghum
Unit V
Short Stories
1. Amy Hempel (Caribbean) – In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried
2. Albert Wendt(Samoa) –A Resurrection
Unit I
General Studies
1. Shakespeare‟s Comedy
2. Shakespeare‟s Theatre and Audience
3. Fools and Clowns of Shakespeare
4. Tragedies of Shakespeare
5. Soliloquies of Shakespeare
6. Heroines of Shakespeare
7. Villains of Shakespeare
8. Sonnets of Shakespeare
Unit II
Sonnet – 2,17,28,56 and 121
Unit III
The Twelfth Night – Detailed
Unit IV
Macbeth – Non detailed
Unit V
The Tempest – Non detailed
Unit I
Literature of the Absurd, Aestheticism, Allegory, Beat Writers, Black Arts Movement, Bloomsbury Group, Burlesque.
Unit II
Canons of Literature, Comedy, Confessional Poetry, Didactic Literature, Dissociation of Sensibility, Dream Vision
Unit III
Elegy, Epithet, Expressionism, Figurative Language, Gender Criticism, Great Chain of Being
Unit IV
Haiku, Heroic Couplet, Human rights literature, Irony, Imagism Ivory Tower
Unit V
Jeremiad, Linguistics Criticism, Marxist Criticism, Modernism and Post Modernism, Myth